ACN Project of the Week – Ecuador

A vehicle for a parish in the Andes The parish of San José de Cuatro Esquinas (Saint Joseph of the Four Corners) in the Diocese of Guaranda lies at an altitude of well over 10,000 feet (3,100 m), around 8 km from the city of Guaranda, capital of Bolivar Province. It includes over 50 villages …

Mexico: “We should … not get accustomed to the violence”

Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is supporting the Mexican Church in its peacebuilding efforts. ACN, Mexico City/Königstein/Montreal – Mexico is considered one of the most violent and dangerous countries in the world. According to a report on criminality by the country’s National Citizen Observatory, there were 15,560 victims of intentional homicide in the …